I agree. I have always had trouble sleeping. I started taking OTC sleep aids, and now I think I'm addicted to them. I have to take more than the recommended dose for them to work, and constantly change between brands with different active ingredients because my body seems to become immune to them after a while. It kinda sucks. I'm usually pretty groggy all the time, but I can't fall asleep on my own.

Now lovely Lucifer, in hell so stark
King, and lord of sin and pride
With some mist his wits make dark.
He send thee grace to be thy guide

Before getting into OTC and pharmacological aids, have you tried not working out before bed? After years of fighting insomnia, I finally started lifting in the morning instead of evening and it made a world of difference. It was amazing how something as simple as that completely changed my life...and to think my pediatrician thought it was homosexual panic.

I occasionaly have problems with falling asleep but it usually is because I drank coffee or took a stim [lol BSG rocks] too late in the day, which I effectively treat with either a few pints of porter, a glass of Suan Zao Ren Tang, or acupuncture.

No, its not working out before bed. I normally do that. I dont normally stay up all night though. Its just in the last week that I cant sleep and its because I go to bed late and sleep late, so Im not tired enough to go to bed early the next .night

No, its not working out before bed. I normally do that. I dont normally stay up all night though. Its just in the last week that I cant sleep and its because I go to bed late and sleep late, so Im not tired enough to go to bed early the next .night

If you're not tired enough to go to sleep at the proper time the next night, maybe you should completely kill yourself in the gym one day. Get up and drag yourself out of bed for 45 minutes of cardio - interval sprints until you can't do anymore then slow it down to hit the 45 minute mark - then hit the gym around 1900 and lift for an hour and a half.

That much exercise should make you drop in your bed at an appropriate time.

A quick not on melatonin. If you have RLS, restless legs, that melatonin stuff will make it worse. Pretty much something older guys get 40+ years old. Also known as the "jimmy Legs". You could also try relaxation tapes. You're not going to fall right out, but it may be stress keeping you awake. Stress is cumulative, and needs to be addressed.